Writers in London

The atlas holds 68 people and 315 moments here, from 1374 to 2015.

Moments

  1. 1895 Libel trial at the Old Bailey Oscar Wilde
  2. 1895 Preliminary hearing at Bow Street Oscar Wilde
  3. 1895 Conviction in London Oscar Wilde
  4. 1895 Processing at Newgate Prison Oscar Wilde
  5. 1895 Death in London Friedrich Engels
  6. 1896 Returns to England after circumnavigation Mark Twain
  7. 1900 Guest at Dollis Hill House Mark Twain
  8. 1904 Stop in London during exile journey James Joyce
  9. 1905 Schooling at Harrow Jawaharlal Nehru
  10. 1905 Performs at Duke of York's Theatre Charlie Chaplin
  11. 1908 Debuts with Fred Karno at the Coliseum Charlie Chaplin
  12. 1910 Legal studies in London Jawaharlal Nehru
  13. 1912 Brings Gitanjali translations to London Rabindranath Tagore
  14. 1918 Moved to St John's Wood Agatha Christie
  15. 1919 Lives at the Savoy while designing Le Tricorne Pablo Picasso
  16. 1921 Lectures at King's College London Albert Einstein
  17. 1921 Appears amid a London crowd Charlie Chaplin
  18. 1921 Attends Garrick Club dinner Charlie Chaplin
  19. 1921 Returns to London in triumph Charlie Chaplin
  20. 1921 Stays at the Ritz Charlie Chaplin
  21. 1921 Visits the Weekly Dispatch office Charlie Chaplin
  22. 1926 Visited Harrods during disappearance Agatha Christie
  23. 1927 Lodgings on Portobello Road George Orwell
  24. 1930 London residence James Joyce
  25. 1930 First overseas tour: England Helen Keller
  26. 1931 Detention at Bethnal Green police station George Orwell
  27. 1931 Presents City Lights at the Dominion Charlie Chaplin
  28. 1931 Marriage to Nora Barnacle James Joyce
  29. 1931 Lives at Kingsley Hall Mahatma Gandhi
  30. 1932 Third trip abroad: England Helen Keller
  31. 1933 Addresses Royal Albert Hall Albert Einstein
  32. 1934 Bookseller at Booklovers' Corner George Orwell
  33. 1935 Residence at Lawford Road George Orwell
  34. 1936 Death at Middlesex Hospital Rudyard Kipling
  35. 1936 Appears at London Surrealist exhibition Salvador Dalí
  36. 1936 European journey with Polly Thomson Helen Keller
  37. 1936 British Academy Beowulf lecture J. R. R. Tolkien
  38. 1937 Convalescence at Greenwich George Orwell
  39. 1938 Reaches London and takes temporary refuge Sigmund Freud
  40. 1938 Worked at the London embassy John F. Kennedy
  41. 1938 Meets Sigmund Freud Salvador Dalí
  42. 1938 Moves into Maresfield Gardens Sigmund Freud
  43. 1938 Undergoes his final operation in London Sigmund Freud
  44. 1939 Government Code and Cypher School course J. R. R. Tolkien
  45. 1939 Attended Parliament's war speeches John F. Kennedy
  46. 1939 Returned to wartime London John F. Kennedy
  47. 1939 Dies at Maresfield Gardens Sigmund Freud
  48. 1940 Wartime base at Lansdowne Terrace George Orwell
  49. 1940 Flat at Dorset Chambers George Orwell
  50. 1940 First meeting with Churchill Charles de Gaulle

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